Counseling Office Newsletter: Winter Edition

I can’t believe that 1st trimester is already done and exams have come and gone. The counseling office is bustling with seniors applying to college and looking at post-secondary options. That post-secondary decision is a big one, and the seniors are feeling this pressure. As parents you are able to help this process by starting conversations early. Even as 7th graders, students can begin pursuing their interests and talking about what they might want to do. We will also be doing this at WMC. We want to start conversations early and help our students see the importance of all their years at WMC, 7th-12th grade.

The counseling office has also been working on new and upcoming programs to benefit our students. Our counseling group has been launched and there will be others to follow. We want to support our students in all areas; this includes social/emotional, career development and academic development. Please let us know if your student is struggling so that we can come alongside them and encourage them in their journey. Thank you for the opportunity to work with each of your children!

Things you might not know about…Anxiety

6.3 Million teens in the U.S. ages 13-18 struggle with an anxiety disorder.

3 million adolescents in the U.S. have experience at least one major depressive episodes in the past year.

So what can you do?

Talk about the real stuff

Pay attention, but don’t smother them

Resist getting angry

Don’t put off getting help

Treat the whole family

Class of 2018

This year’s seniors have been busy looking to the future, whether that be applying to colleges or making plans to begin working following graduation. Whenever a senior is accepted to a college they will be featured on the WMC Counseling Instagram page to recognize their accomplishments. We want each of seniors to know how proud of them we are and want to encourage them as they make plans for the future.

To have your student take a career inventory or to get more information on prospective jobs, please check out the following one of our recommended resources, 0*NET.

This can be done at any grade level and age!

Have questions about how to help your student start to plan for the future? Contact Ms.Bosscher in the counseling office at msbosscher@wmchs.net

Also keep up to date on what’s happening in the office by following us on social media:

Western Michigan Christian (WMC) High School and Middle School (7-12th) is located at 455 East Ellis Rd. Muskegon, including 355 students from 5 countries, 30 cities, and 75 churches. WMC is a member of West Michigan Christian Schools(WMCS), a collaborative system of five schools throughout the Lakeshore region, including Fremont Christian (PK-8), Grand Haven Christian (PK-8), Muskegon Christian (PK-6) and New Era Christian (PK-8). The WMCS system works under a “Better Together” philosophy, offering a top-quality PK-12 Christian Education experience and a full scope of academic and extracurricular programs. Please >> click here to contact WMCS.

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Western Michigan Christian’s mission is to educate with excellence, integrate faith with knowledge, equip students to work and serve Christ in their communities.

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